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Shoaib Akhtar slams Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan accelerated bowler Shoaib Akhtar slammed India’s bowling onslaught aft their dense 76-run nonaccomplishment to South Africa successful the T20 World Cup Super 8 match. He said the decision exposed however fragile India’s bowling portion is, particularly against beardown batting line-ups similar the Proteas.Akhtar was peculiarly captious of Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube, who gave distant 67 runs successful six overs for conscionable 1 wicket. He felt they lacked gait and intimidation, and that utilizing them successful the decease overs was a tactical mistake.
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“Hardik and Shivam Dube were bowling astatine astir 120 kmph. It’s not arsenic if they are Malcolm Marshall — idiosyncratic who would intimidate a batting line-up of South Africa’s calibre. If you deploy them successful the decease overs, specified a counterattack from the Proteas is inevitable,” helium said connected Tapmad.He besides pointed retired that India’s bowling looked susceptible overall, with South African batters dominating adjacent the team’s cardinal bowlers. Akhtar highlighted Varun Chakaravarthy’s costly spell, saying his accustomed gait was down and that helium was punished by the batters. “Indian bowling has been exposed. If you look astatine Varun, whose spot is bowling astatine 97-98 kmph, helium was clocking 94. And erstwhile helium came into the attack, helium was deed for a no-look six by Dewald Brevis,” helium added.
Akhtar suggested that India should bring Kuldeep Yadav into the team, calling him the “missing link” who tin instrumentality batters and instrumentality wickets astatine important moments. “The missing nexus present is Kuldeep Yadav. He is idiosyncratic who tin deceive batters successful the aerial and prime up wickets erstwhile needed. He is simply a proven match-winner.”He besides felt that Varun Chakaravarthy and
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connection akin skills, making India’s bowling onslaught predictable and easier for apical teams to attack.
